# Building a ror store **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 25, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-a-ror-store/80385 "2006-12-25T15:31:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shai_rosenfeld)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-a-ror-store/80385/1 "2006-12-25T15:31:31Z")
Hi, i’m starting to build a new store - app this week, and i was wondering if someone knew of the best way to store cart sessions, and all of the store-data i need to save up until a purchase… does anyone know of some good way of implementing this? ( a link, or some resource on the net ) i know the pragmatic programmers book has an example of building a store, but i was wondering if there were some more well - known examples of doing this? any help or insights on building a store, will be kindly appreciated… thanks in advance … 🙂 s ---
**Author:** ![shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shai_rosenfeld)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-a-ror-store/80385/2 "2006-12-25T16:55:52Z")
You might want to look at substruct, an RoR open source ecommerce application. See how they handle the shopping cart, or just use their app as a base for yours. [http://www.substruct.com](http://www.substruct.com) -Larry On 12/25/06, shai rosenfeld [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > – Best Regards, -Larry “Work, work, work…there is no satisfactory alternative.” — E.Taft Benson ---
**Author:** ![shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shai_rosenfeld)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 12:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-a-ror-store/80385/3 "2006-12-26T00:02:40Z")
Check out Ben’s e-commerce book. Not expensive, and has good information on how to build a regular online store. [http://agilewebdevelopment.com/rails-ecommerce](http://agilewebdevelopment.com/rails-ecommerce) ---
**Author:** ![shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shai_rosenfeld)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 12:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-a-ror-store/80385/4 "2006-12-26T00:10:42Z")
Thanks for the plug, but that’s not the URL…that actually goes to some ASP site throwing an error. 🙂 [http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct](http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct) - for project information, download, install instructions. and the demo site… [http://substruct.subimage.com](http://substruct.subimage.com) [http://substruct.subimage.com/admin](http://substruct.subimage.com/admin) (admin / admin is the login) On 12/25/06, Larry K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > thanks in advance … > > – > Best Regards, > -Larry > “Work, work, work…there is no satisfactory alternative.” > — E.Taft Benson > > > ## – ## seth at subimage interactive ## [http://www.subimage.com](http://www.subimage.com) [http://sublog.subimage.com](http://sublog.subimage.com) > **[Freelance Time Tracking Software — Online Invoice Software](https://cashboardapp.com/)** > > Freelance time tracking software, online invoice software & project management. > Used by thousands worldwide since 2007. FREE trial. [http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct](http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct) ---
**Author:** ![shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shai_rosenfeld)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 9:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-a-ror-store/80385/5 "2006-12-26T09:39:47Z")
thanks all; i actually posted this message yesterday, kept on searching the web, and actually found substruct a short while after this post; downloaded and installed it, before catching any replies on this thread 🙂 . anyway, i caught the core of the store-app (all the relavant code i need to get my own niche started) in railsapp/vendor/plugins/substruct/app. i’ll start from there. interestingly enough, this substruct store is based on the store that is designed in the Pragmatic Programmer’s book (Dave T.’) – i recognize some of that code in the substruct application. it makes it somewhat funner. 🙂 anyway, thanks for all the help. much appreciated… s ---
**Author:** ![shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shai_rosenfeld)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-a-ror-store/80385/6 "2006-12-26T05:41:03Z")
Wow, that is a cool find. Looks like a great start on a basic e-commerce site. The Blog would be better if it had commenting capabilities and syndication. And paypal for the checkout…but those both seem like very straightforward things to add on. Joe ---
**Author:** ![shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shai_rosenfeld)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 11:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-a-ror-store/80385/7 "2006-12-26T11:19:19Z")
Actually it’s not based on the code in the book…(was designed before the book), but there are some similarities. Glad you’re enjoying it. On 12/26/06, shai rosenfeld [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > store that is designed in the Pragmatic Programmer’s book (Dave T.') > > > ## – ## seth at subimage interactive ## [http://www.subimage.com](http://www.subimage.com) [http://sublog.subimage.com](http://sublog.subimage.com) > **[Freelance Time Tracking Software — Online Invoice Software](https://cashboardapp.com/)** > > Freelance time tracking software, online invoice software & project management. > Used by thousands worldwide since 2007. FREE trial. [http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct](http://dev.subimage.com/projects/substruct) ---
**Author:** ![shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/d26b3c/32.png) [@shai\_rosenfeld](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shai_rosenfeld)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2006, 11:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-a-ror-store/80385/8 "2006-12-26T11:37:19Z")
Subimage Interactive wrote: > ## Actually it’s not based on the code in the book…(was designed before the book), but there are some similarities. Glad you’re enjoying it. seth at subimage interactive thanks 'a seth. warm regards. s